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Zoos & Wildlife Parks in Stoke-on-Trent

Zoos & Wildlife Parks in Stoke-on-Trent: every place written up honestly, with the details parents actually need.

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Family visiting Twycross Zoo

WED 7 OCT, 10:00 · +120 MORE DATES

Meerkat Talk

Twycross Zoo

Two children stand at a wooden fence looking at a giant carved pumpkin decoration in a grassy field.

WED 7 OCT · +120 MORE DATES

Daily animal talks

Chester Zoo

Family visiting Twycross Zoo

WED 7 OCT, 10:30 · +120 MORE DATES

Amazing Adaptations Talk

Twycross Zoo

Two children stand at a wooden fence looking at a giant carved pumpkin decoration in a grassy field.

WED 7 OCT, 11:10 · +120 MORE DATES

Elephant talk

Chester Zoo

Free

Family visiting Twycross Zoo

WED 7 OCT, 11:30 · +120 MORE DATES

Gorilla Ranger Chat

Twycross Zoo

Family visiting Twycross Zoo

WED 7 OCT, 11:30 · +120 MORE DATES

Giraffe Talk

Twycross Zoo

Two children stand at a wooden fence looking at a giant carved pumpkin decoration in a grassy field.

WED 7 OCT, 11:40 · +120 MORE DATES

Black Rhino talk

Chester Zoo

Family visiting Twycross Zoo

WED 7 OCT, 12:15 · +120 MORE DATES

Humbolt Penguin Talk & Feed

Twycross Zoo

Free

Family visiting Twycross Zoo

WED 7 OCT, 12:30 · +120 MORE DATES

Butterfly House: Meet the Keeper

Twycross Zoo

Family visiting Twycross Zoo

WED 7 OCT, 12:40 · +120 MORE DATES

Ape Feed - Meet the Keeper

Twycross Zoo

Family visiting Twycross Zoo

WED 7 OCT, 12:45 · +120 MORE DATES

Lemur Feed and Keeper Q&A

Twycross Zoo

Two children stand at a wooden fence looking at a giant carved pumpkin decoration in a grassy field.

WED 7 OCT, 14:15 · +120 MORE DATES

Komodo Dragon talk

Chester Zoo

Free

Family visiting Twycross Zoo

WED 7 OCT, 14:30 · +120 MORE DATES

Aldabra Tortoise Talk and Feed

Twycross Zoo

Two children stand at a wooden fence looking at a giant carved pumpkin decoration in a grassy field.

WED 7 OCT, 14:40 · +120 MORE DATES

Flamingo talk

Chester Zoo

Two children stand at a wooden fence looking at a giant carved pumpkin decoration in a grassy field.

WED 7 OCT, 15:15 · +120 MORE DATES

Penguin talk

Chester Zoo

Family visiting Twycross Zoo

WED 7 OCT, 15:15 · +120 MORE DATES

Big Cat Talk & Feed

Twycross Zoo

Two children stand at a wooden fence looking at a giant carved pumpkin decoration in a grassy field.

WED 7 OCT, 15:40 · +120 MORE DATES

Giant Otter talk

Chester Zoo

Family visiting Twycross Zoo

WED 7 OCT, 15:45 · +120 MORE DATES

Lemur Talk

Twycross Zoo

Two children stand at a wooden fence looking at a giant carved pumpkin decoration in a grassy field.

SUN 11 OCT, 12:00 · +16 MORE DATES

BSL Tours and Talks

Chester Zoo

Free

Places for zoos & wildlife parks

Two children stand at a wooden fence looking at a giant carved pumpkin decoration in a grassy field.from £25

Chester Zoo

Chester

Chester Zoo - big animals for Liverpool and Manchester day-trips. Soft Play N.

Free parkingCaféRestaurantFood on site+7 more

Tiger at Dudley Zoofrom £15.40

Dudley Zoo & Castle

Dudley · ages 0+

Zoo and castle in Dudley - animals for Birmingham day-trips. Soft Play N.

ParkingToiletsBaby changeCafé+15 more

Close-up of a white cockatoo with dark beak on grass.from £4

Gentleshaw Wildlife Centre

Stafford · ages 3-16

A small sanctuary where kids get up close to birds of prey, reptiles and raccoons, and can hold a hawk at the flying display.

Birthday partiesGroup bookingsSchool visits

Crowds of visitors gather around a large dinosaur statue at an outdoor leisure venue on a sunny day.from £13

Hoo Zoo and Dinosaur World

Telford · ages 2+

Real animals, a dinosaur land and a Land Rover safari ride, with enough ground to fill most of a day.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBooking required+8 more

Polar bears at Peak Wildlife Parkfrom £17.95

Peak Wildlife Park

Leek · ages 0+

Walk with lemurs and penguins, meet polar bears Nanook and Noori, then burn energy on outdoor play and indoor jungle soft play.

Free parkingParkingToiletsAccessible toilet+14 more

Rodbaston Animal Zonefrom £6

Rodbaston Animal Zone

Stafford

Keeper talks all day and roughly 600 animals from over 140 species to spot, with no need to book ahead.

Blue badge parkingCaféGift shopPicnic area+1 more

White daisies flowering in a meadow beneath blue sky with white clouds.Free

Saltwells Local Nature Reserve

Brierley Hill

Free nature trails through a nature reserve where kids can spot dragonflies and birds without you booking a thing.

Three smiling staff members in red Garden House t-shirts holding gardening tools in a vegetable garden plot beside a wooden lodge building.from £3.50

The Garden House Marple

Stockport · ages 3+

Free-roaming pigs, alpacas and Shetland ponies to feed and a riverside walk, for £3.50 a head.

Blue badge parkingDog friendlyFood on siteOutdoor play+3 more

Barbary macaques in woodland habitatfrom £10.80

Trentham Monkey Forest

Trentham · ages 0+

Walk among free-roaming Barbary macaques in a woodland monkey forest, then play on primate-themed outdoor play, a willow maze and den building.

Free parkingParkingToiletsBaby change+11 more

Family visiting Twycross Zoofrom £21.55

Twycross Zoo

Atherstone · ages 0-16

A big walk-round zoo with soft play, a splash park and a Gruffalo-themed corner alongside the animals.

CaféRestaurantFood on siteOutdoor play+8 more

Vale Royal Falconry Centre

Vale Royal Falconry Centre

Northwich · ages 8+

Hands-on falconry experience days where kids aged 8 and up fly hawks and owls, try archery and meet meerkats, all by appointment only.

Booking requiredPicnic area

A group of twelve people holding spades stand in a line across a grassy field with bare trees, participating in a tree-planting activity.Free

Walton Gardens and Hall Zoo

Warrington

A free zoo and estate where the animals are only part of it, alongside crazy golf, a land train and a proper high ropes course.

Accessible toiletBaby changeBirthday partiesBlue badge parking+7 more

Good to know: zoos & wildlife parks in Stoke-on-Trent

Are any of them free?

Yes, Saltwells Local Nature Reserve and Walton Gardens and Hall Zoo are free to visit.

What does a paid visit cost?

Paid entry starts from £3.50 at The Garden House Marple. Prices, ages and facilities are listed on every place page, taken from each venue's own published price list.

Whereabouts are they?

You'll find zoos & wildlife parks in Chester, Dudley, Stafford, Telford, Leek and 6 more. Every place we list is in or around Stoke-on-Trent, and each listing has the full address and directions.

More ways to plan a day out

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